Fall is in the Island Air
Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying this newfound coolish weather we have been having. My morning coffee drinks out on the porch, looking out over west Matagorda Bay, have been much more enjoyable lately. Corky certainly enjoys the cooler weather much better than the sultry and humid heat, and I’m right there with him! I do believe that a hint of Fall is in the air, and fingers crossed that Mother Nature is not just teasing us.
Well, almost exactly one month later, another hurricane, Laura this time, caused me some anxiety and concerns here on the island. Thank goodness this monster storm made landfall to the northeast of us, greatly lessening the impacts that we felt, which was primarily very high tides. Luckily, the tidal surge was just over four feet this time, meaning that the water did not make it into my downstairs kitchen. . Yay! The last time the tides came up this high was with Hurricane Ike in 2008, twelve years ago, and now it has happened twice in thirty days. This hurricane season, and the entire year of 2020, cannot end soon enough as far as I’m concerned!
I’m back on track this Fall to get my rabbits. My initial plans were to get a pair of Flemish Giants and a pair of a dwarf breed, all females, this past Spring, but Covid put a stop to that as no one was allowed to visit the bunny farm, and I felt they would be too distressed as baby bunnies in the later summer heat. But that’s ok, I have the two nice rabbit hutches ready now for their arrival in another month or so when the weather is cooler. Clint’s Island Farm!
There have been a pretty good number and selection of seashells washed ashore on the island beach lately, mainly because of the two storms recently I’m sure. I rarely pick up seashells anymore, unless they are unusual or perfect ones. I prefer to leave them for others that might not have the opportunities that I do to find and enjoy them. A few sea-beans have also been washing up, and I’ll gather them and later give them away to any guests that might visit the island and never get a chance to find them. It’s amazing the hundreds of miles, and often years, that these sea-beans (actually seeds), will float in the ocean waters before finally coming ashore on our beaches. They are nice little beach treasures to find.
All of the chickens, ducks and guineas are doing fine. The chickens are three years old now, plus they are beginning to molt, so they are not laying as many eggs as they were, but I’m still getting a few chicken and guinea eggs each day, and one duck egg from my older female Indian Runner. The five younger ducks that hatched out on June 1 still have a few months before any of those that are female start laying eggs.
Well, that’s about it from the island for now. Everyone take care, enjoy the cooler weather and have a wonderful day.
